Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in Primeira Liga (Season 2020/21) – 21.01.2021
Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles
in Primeira Liga (Season 2020/21)
- Date: 21.01.2021
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- Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in Primeira Liga (Season 2020/21)
Who will finish the season as the top tackler ranked by most tackles in Primeira Liga?
It’s easy to count tackles, but who are really the best tacklers? Who makes the most impact on their team?
Tackling is a lost art form in football, but these players on the list try to keep the tradition going.
There are thousands of relevant statistics that we could take away from the season so far, and some would argue that the most important statistic is the one that tells us who’s at the top of the league.
But today we are looking at the top 50 tacklers ranked by most tackles in Primeira Liga of the season so far. Who has made the most tackles so far this season? And how many? Let’s see.
| R | Player | T |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fábio Pacheco Moreirense, 32, D(C),DMC | 49 |
| 2 | João Palhinha Sporting CP, 25, DMC | 49 |
| 3 | Afonso Taira Belenenses SAD, 28, DMC | 40 |
| 4 | Stephen Eustáquio Pacos de Ferreira, 24, DMC | 39 |
| 5 | João Afonso Gil Vicente, 25, DMC | 36 |
| 6 | Paulinho Boavista, 24, M(CL) | 36 |
| 7 | Tiago Esgaio Belenenses SAD, 25, D(R),DMC,M(R) | 35 |
| 8 | Anderson Carvalho Santa Clara, 30, M(C) | 34 |
| 9 | Jean Maritimo, 26, DMC | 34 |
| 10 | Rafael Ramos Santa Clara, 26, D(R) | 31 |
| 11 | Alex Soares Moreirense, 29, AM(C) | 30 |
| 12 | Gil Dias Famalicao, 24, D(L),M(LR) | 30 |
| 13 | Sérgio Oliveira FC Porto, 28, DMC | 30 |
| 14 | Claudio Falcão Farense, 26, D(C),DMC | 29 |
| 15 | Dener Portimonense, 28, M(CR),FW | 29 |
| 16 | Fernando Fonseca Pacos de Ferreira, 23, D(R) | 29 |
| 17 | Gilberto Benfica, 27, D(R),M(R) | 29 |
| 18 | Nuno Sequeira Braga, 30, D(CL),M(L) | 29 |
| 19 | Anthony D’Alberto Moreirense, 26, D(LR) | 28 |
| 20 | Mateus Uribe FC Porto, 29, DMC | 28 |
| 21 | Ricardo Esgaio Braga, 27, D(R),M(R) | 28 |
| 22 | Bebeto Tondela, 31, D(R) | 28 |
| 23 | André Castro Braga, 32, M(C) | 27 |
| 24 | Carlos Junior Santa Clara, 25, AM(LR),FW | 27 |
| 25 | Claudio Winck Maritimo, 26, D(R),M(R) | 27 |
| 26 | Willyan Portimonense, 25, D(C),DMC | 27 |
| 27 | Luiz Carlos Pacos de Ferreira, 35, D(R),DMC | 26 |
| 28 | Marcelo Pacos de Ferreira, 31, D(C) | 26 |
| 29 | Pedro Augusto Tondela, 23, M(C) | 26 |
| 30 | Fábio Nunes Farense, 28, D(L) | 25 |
| 31 | Reggie Cannon Boavista, 22, D(R) | 25 |
| 32 | Ryan Gauld Farense, 25, AM(CL) | 25 |
| 33 | Gustavo Sauer Boavista, 27, M(CLR) | 24 |
| 34 | Claude Goncalves Gil Vicente, 26, DMC | 23 |
| 35 | Lucas Mineiro Gil Vicente, 24, DMC | 23 |
| 36 | Maurício Antônio Portimonense, 28, D(C) | 23 |
| 37 | Nicolás Otamendi Benfica, 32, D(C) | 23 |
| 38 | Rúben Lima Belenenses SAD, 31, D(CL),M(L) | 23 |
| 39 | Yohan Tavares Tondela, 32, D(C) | 23 |
| 40 | Marcelo Hermes Maritimo, 26, D(L),M(L) | 22 |
| 41 | Fahd Moufi Portimonense, 24, D(R) | 21 |
| 42 | Silvestre Varela Belenenses SAD, 35, M(CLR) | 21 |
| 43 | Aderllan Santos Rio Ave, 31, D(C) | 20 |
| 44 | Alex Pinto Farense, 22, D(R) | 20 |
| 45 | Filipe Augusto Rio Ave, 27, DMC | 20 |
| 46 | Gustavo Assunção Famalicao, 20, DMC | 20 |
| 47 | Julian Weigl Benfica, 25, D(C),DMC | 20 |
| 48 | Nuno Mendes Sporting CP, 18, M(L) | 20 |
| 49 | Oleg Reabciuk Pacos de Ferreira, 23, D(L) | 20 |
| 50 | Pedro Porro Sporting CP, 21, D(R),M(R) | 20 |
T = Tackles
* A list of the top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in Primeira Liga (Season 2020/21).
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